Bipolar disorder and medication: adherence, patients' knowledge and serum monitoring of lithium carbonate Trastorno bipolar y medicamentos: adhesión, conocimiento de los pacientes y monitorización sérica del carbonato de litio Transtorno bipolar e medicamentos: adesão, conhecimento dos pacientes e monitorização sérica do carbonato de lítio

OBJECTIVES: this study featured patients with affective bipolar disorder who were making use of lithium and received care at an outpatient care center located in a country town in the state of Sao Paulo in 2009; it assessed the adherence and knowledge of these patients in relation to the medication...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Camila de Souza, Kelly Graziani Giacchero Vedana, Bruna Paiva do Carmo Mercedes, Adriana Inocenti Miasso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2013-04-01
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692013000200624